Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
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The Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), based at the University of
Oregon, was established in 1992 to provide technical assistance to
organizations setting up computer networks in developing areas for
collaborative research, education and international partnerships. Over the
past twenty years, the NSRC has worked with universities, research
institutes, Internet Service Providers, non-governmental organizations,
governmental and supranational agencies, and industry to help develop
networks and cyberinfrastructure resources in Africa, Asia/Pacific, Latin
America/Caribbean, and the Middle East. The NSRC is partially funded by grant number
0963081
from the International Research Network Connections (IRNC) program of the
National Science Foundation and
Google,
with additional contributions from dozens of public and private
organizations. The NSRC works closely with several University of Oregon organizations, including
the Route Views project, the
Network and Telecommunication Services group,
UO Libraries, and the Wired Humanities Project
(WHP).
See our About page to learn more about us
or View a map showing where
the NSRC has assisted with Internet infrastructure development and technical training programs.
Events
Historical Police Archives of Guatemala
The NSRC has assisted with equipment, travel and coordination to help University of Oregon (UO) Faculty
and Staff work with
the Archivo Histórico de la Policía Nacional de
Guatemala, including the production of a documentary film by UO Associate Professor of Journalism and
Communication Gabriela Martínez. Professor Martínez has produced a
trailer for the documentary.
From April 16-20 the Tanzania Education and Research Network (TERNET)
and the Network Startup Resource Center are teaching
two concurrent five-day workshops with a group
of engineers from universities throughout Tanzania. The first track's program includes campus network
design principles, Layer 2/ Layer 3 network design and operation, and campus network security. The
second track will focus on Unix/ Linux systems administration and IP services. Both tracks will be
hands-on and lab-based and are intended to help continue developing robust, high-performance
campus and national research and education (NREN) networks. The workshops will take place a the
Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT).
AfNOG 2012 Meeting and Conference
The 13th African Network Operators' Group Meeting and Conference will
take place from May 6-18, 2012 in Serekunda, The Gambia. In addition several other concurrent events will
take place such as the the AfriNIC 16 Meeting. The
NSRC will be teaching workshops on Network Monitoring and Management in French and English as well as
supporting, assisting, coordinating and helping to plan the events to take place.
More Events
A list of upcoming events is available here or you can view our network training workshops if you would prefer.
Recent Stories
Our recent gift of USD 1.25 million from Google:
- Google's gifted several organizations: google.org Blog.
- Google this: University of Oregon center gets $1.25 million.
- The Google Africa blog with Jens Kuehlers, Technical Program Manager at Google Africa, provide a first-hand report on Building a high-performance Nigerian Research and Education Network (REN).
About NSRC-supported activites:
- (November 2011) The NSRC recently assisted the SolarNetOne solar-powered network
connectivity project to ship equipment to Kiribati in the South Pacific.
Read more about SolarNetOne here.
- (October 2011) The NSRC recently assisted with the deployment of a new L Root server in Dakar, Senegal. A press release from ICANN is available here.
- (July 2011) The Nigeria ICT Forum has written about the Campus Networks and ngREN Design Workshop that took place at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
- (June 2011) The UO Staff Newsletter published a story about our collaboration with Cleven Mmari at the AfNOG 2011 event in Dar es Salaam, Tanazania.
- (April 2010) The EDUCAUSE Review carried a story talking about some of what we do:
Cultivating Global Cyberinfrastructure for Sharing Digital Resources.
- (February 2010) The NSRC has been involved in assisting with Haiti relief efforts. Here is one story about an Android phone in the earthquake in Haiti.
Publications
(Available in multiple languages and formats)
- Guide to Administrative Procedures of the Internet Infrastructure (RFC 2901)
- Expanding International Email Connectivity--Another Look
- History of the Internet in Thailand
- Country-Code Top-Level Domain Best Current Practices
Steven Huter and Adiel Akplogan contributed a short article
for the Guardian's feature story about the future of the Internet, published on December 3, 2007.
Contact Us
Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
1501 Kincaid Street
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1299 USA
Phone: +1-541-346-3547
Fax: +1-541-346-3485
nsrc@nsrc.org